Trinity County Historical Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237052120
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Weaverville, CA, USA
Phone
5306235211
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$80,374
Expenses
$74,410
Assets
$661,395
Liabilities
$2,509

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GENE GOODYEAR (Vice President)
  • BETTINA BLACKWELL (President)

People named in this filing

  • GENE GOODYEAR (Vice President)
  • BETTINA BLACKWELL (President)
  • SCOTT MORRIS (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Acquisition, display and preservation of historical data and articacts from and of trinity county and stimulation of interest in dissemination of historical information, which included the publication of the annual "trinity and the production of pioneer videotape recording of the recollections of the county's pioneer families. A mahor new undertaking is the "threads of history project" which is better preserving, cataloging and preparing the extensive collectio of historic textiles for exhibit

What it reported doing in 2024

Acquisition, display and preservation of historical data and artifacts from and of trinity county and stimulation of interest in dissemination of historical information, which included the publication of the annual "trinity and the production of pioneer videotape recording of the recollections of the county's pioneer families. A major new undertaking is the "threads of history project" which is better preserving, cataloging and preparing the extensive collection of historic textiles for exhibit

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.7%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 80%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.4%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.89; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.7% of revenue deployed · 80% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $60K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.